not believe (one's) eyes

To be shocked or surprised by what one is seeing or has seen. Oh, I can't believe my eyes! Are you really throwing the ball in the house right now? Did you really buy me a new car? I don't believe my eyes!

not believe one's eyes

Fig. not to believe what one is seeing; to be shocked or dumbfounded at what one is seeing. I walked into the room and I couldn't believe my eyes. All the furniture had been stolen! When Jimmy opened his birthday present, he could hardly believe his eyes. Just what he wanted!

not beˌlieve your ˈeyes/ˈears

(usually used with can’t or couldn’t) think that something you see/hear is very surprising: I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name mentioned on the radio.

See also: believe, ear, eye, not

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not be all there
not be cut out for something
not be fussed
not be getting any younger
not be having any of it
not be in the business of doing something
not be in the same league/class/street
not be long for this world
not be lost on (someone)
not be made of money
not be much of a something
not be much to look at
not be somebody's cup of tea
not be somebody's day
not be someone's bag
not be the end of the world
not be the only pebble on the beach
not be the word for it
not be whistling Dixie
not be your cup of tea
not bear the sight of (someone or something)
not beat about/around the bush
not beat around the bush
not before time
not believe (one's) ears
not believe (one's) eyes
not believe a word of it
not believe ears
not believe eyes
not believe your eyes/ears
not bloody likely
not born yesterday
not bothered
not break the bank
not breathe a word
not budge an inch
not budge/give/move an inch
not built that way
not buy
not by a long chalk
not by a long shot
not by any means
not by any stretch of the imagination
not care (a) tuppence
not care a hang
not care a hang (about something)
not care a hoot
not care a hoot (about something)
not care two hoots about
not care two pins (about something)
not care two straws
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not bear the sight of somebody
not bear the sight of someone
not bear the sight of something
not bear the sight of them
not bear the sight of us
not bear the sight of you
Not Bearing Interest
not beat about the bush
not beat about/around the bush
not beat around the bush
not beating about the bush
not beating around the bush
not been getting a wink of sleep
not been herself
not been himself
not been lost on her
not been lost on him
not been lost on them
not been lost on us
not been lost on you
not been myself
not been ourselves
not been sleeping a wink
not been themselves
not been yourself
Not Before Midnight
Not Before Time
not before time!
not believe
not believe (one's) ears
not believe (one's) eyes
not believe a word of it
not believe ears
not believe eyes
not believe her eyes
not believe his eyes
not believe my eyes
not believe one's eyes
not believe our eyes
not believe their eyes
not believe your ears
not believe your eyes
not believe your eyes/ears
not belonging
Not Below or Equal
not biased
not binding
not blamable
Not Bloody Likely
Not Bloody Likely
not bloody likely!
Not Blue Shoot It
not born yesterday
not bother with
not bothered
not break the bank
not breathe a word
not breathe a word of it
not breathe to
not breathe to her
not breathe to him
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